222 Infantry Regiment (USA) attack of the Siegfried Line
On the afternoon of March 20 the order for the attack of the Siegfried Line was issued. It provided for the 232nd Infantry to outpost the entire Division front with three battalions on the line. From assembly areas in the vicinity of Niedersteinback the 222nd Infantry was to attack through the 232nd Infantry in the vicinity of Ludwigswinkel and secure four hills across the Saarbach River, hold each with the equivalent of one rifle company, and then continue the advance to seize the secondary Siegfried defenses.
The 242nd Infantry was given a mission of attacking through the 232nd to the west of Ludwigswinkel at a reported weak spot (FV: exact location?) in the line, and then to proceed northward to capture the secondary defenses. If necessary, the 242nd Infantry was to swing in a semicircle to the east to assault the West Wall pillboxes from the rear in the 222nd Infantry area should that regiment be unable to overcome them. As it developed, this was not necessary. The attack was to be opened by the 222nd Infantry on March 21 and to be followed by the 242nd Infantry just prior to dawn the following morning.